Sheet rock tape dispenser device



1386- 1966 R. H. LETTERLY SHEET ROCK TAPE DISPENSER DEVICE Filed April15. 1963 w w 9 w 2 mfl Y .J g m im l h wwuu 4 I R 4 WI. 3 M 070 3 m 7 v.r 1 4 g 3 1X? 6 3%) u, 3 $1 I 8% o 3 3 mm gml a 2 3 United States Patent3,292,575 SHEET ROCK TAPE DISPENSER DEVICE Raymond H. Letterly, Castana,Iowa 51010 Filed Apr. 15, 1963, Ser. No. 273,139 2 Claims. (Cl. 118-405)My invention relates to a sheet rock tape dispenser device.

An object of my invention is to provide a tape dispenser device whichwill include means wherein the device can be readily attached to theusual structures in a building, etc., and wherein the device is formedin a very compact arrangement.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device in which thespool carrying the tape can be conveniently mounted to the device.

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement in whichthe flow of the paste or such fluid on to the tape will be constant atall times regardless of the angle at which the tape is removed from thedevice.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of simpleconstruction.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of mydevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the device.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of the device taken generaly along thelines 22 of FIGURE 1, and

FIGURE 3 is an end view of the device.

My invention contemplates the provision of a device which isconveniently attached to a plank or any existing similar structure andin which the usual tape can be fed through a reservoir containing thepaste, etc. so that the tape can be readily applied to the walls and thelike of the structure.

Ihave used the character to designate the side walls of a receptacle,said side walls converging downwardly, the character 11 indicating aforward wall, and the character 12 a rear wall. The forward wall 11includes an opening at 13, and the rear wall 12 includes an opening at14 through which the tape is to be fed, and the character 15 indicates avertically adjustable gate being secured by means of the wing nut at 16,the character 17 indicating a slot receiving the stud 18.

The side walls 10 extend into the curled cylindrical portions 19 whichare adapted to receive the ends 20 of the laterally spaced rods 21 whichmerge integrally with the transverse rod portion 22.

Attached at 23 to the rod portions 21 are the portions 24 of the furtherrods 25 which are attached at 26 to the transverse rod 22, the rods 25extending into the curved portions 27.

Extending from the walls 10 are the vertically positioned further walls28 which are attached to the horizontally positioned bottom wall 29which is the bottom wall of the receptacle. The bottom wall 29 isadapted to rest upon the lengthened block 30, the block 30 including thespaced openings 31 for the reception of the screws 32, these screwsbeing adapted to engage any suitable plank or other arrangement 33 as at34.

The side walls 28 include the bayonet slots 35 which received the screws36 which screws are permanently attached to the block 30.

The wall 29 extends into the extending portion 37 which terminates inthe teeth 38, and the gate 15 terminates in the lower teeth 38a.

The device is used in the following manner. The standard spirally woundroll of tape is indicated generally by the character 39 which tape iswound on the central core 40, and this spool of tape is first placedover one of the portions 20, the reel supporting structure first beingremoved, the member 40 being placed over one of the portions 27, theseportions 27 also serving to prevent lateral displacement of the spoolwhen being unwound. The portions 20 are then inserted within theportions 19 and the tape is pulled through the openings 13 and 14, andthe paste, or adhesive mixture, is poured into the containing vesselbetween the walls 10 and the walls 11 and 12. As the tape is pulled inthe direction of the arrow 41 it then becomes thoroughly coated with themixture and is ready for application and the required length can be tornolf along the teeth 38.

The lower edge of the gate 15, as explained, can be adjusted upwardly asdesired however the lower teeth 38a provide a very important function inthat the space between these teeth allows a uniform flow of the adhesivematerial through the same onto the tape as it is being pulled in thedirection of the arrow 41 so that by means of this arrangement theadhesive material will not be scraped off of the tape if the tape ispulled upwardly.

The entire arrangement, as will be noted, can be quickly mounted onto aplank or other structure 33 by first clamping the block 30 by means ofthe screws 32 to the structure 33, which thereby provides a very thinmounting, and next the open portions 42 of the bayonet slots 35 areplaced over the screws 36 and with the unit being moved in the properdirection to cause the screws 36 to be placed into the horizontalbayonet slot portions, the unit then being ready for operation.

It will now be noted that I have provided the advantages mentioned inthe objects of my invention with further advantages being apparent.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purposeof my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims anymodified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which maybe reasonably included Within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sheet rock tape dispenser device comprising a container forcontaining an adhesive material, said container including side walls, aforward Wall and a rear wall, and a bottom wall, said rear wall and saidforward wall having lower openings for receiving tape therethrough, saidrear wall including a vertically adjustable gate member positionedadjacent to the rear wall opening, said gate member having a lowertoothed edge to permit a uniform flow of material to said tape, a block,means for attaching said block to a supporting surface, means forattaching said device to said block including bayonet slots formed insaid device, screws attached to said block received in said bayonetslots, a tape support attachable to said device including a pair oflaterally spaced male rods, said device including female sockets forreceiving said male rods, said male rods including a transverse rodportion extending integrally therefrom, said transverse portion adaptedto be received within a tape spool.

2. A sheet rock tape dispenser device comprising a container forcontaining an adhesive material, said container including side walls, aforward wall and a rear wall, and a bottom wall, said rear wall and saidforward wall having lower openings for receiving tape therethrough, saidrear wall including a vertically adjustable gate member positionedadjacently to the rear wall opening, said gate member having a lowertoothed edge to permit a uniform flow of material to said tape, a block,means for attaching said block to a supporting surface, means forattaching said device to said block including bayonet slots formed insaid device, screws attached to said block received in said bayonetslots, a tape support attachable to said device including a pair oflaterally spaced male rods, said device including female sockets forreceiving said male rods, said male rods including a transverse rodportion extending integrally therefrom,

said transverse portion adapted to be received within a tape spool, saidtape support including further bars attached thereto, said further barsincluding curled end portions for preventing lateral displacement ofsaid spool.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS CHARLES A.WILLMUTH, Primary Examiner.

J. P. McINTOSH, Assistant Examiner.

1. A SHEET ROCK TAPE DISPENSET DEVICE COMPRISING A CONTAINER FORCONTAINING AN ADHESIVE MATERIAL, SAID CONTAINER INCLUDING SIDE WALLS, AFORWARD WALL AND A REAR WALL, AND A BOTTOM WALL, SAID REAR WALL AND SAIDFORWARD WALL HAVING LOWER OPENINGS FOR RECEIVING TAPE THERETHROUGH, SAIDREAR WALL INCLUDING A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE GATE MEMBER POSITIONEDADJACENT TO THE REAR WALL OPENING, SAID GATE MEMBER HAVING A LOWERTOOTHED EDGED TO PERMIT SAID GATE MEMBER HAVING A LOWER TOOTHED EDGE TOPERMIT A UNIFROM FLOW OF MATERIAL TO SAID TAPE, A BLOCK, MEANS FORATTACHING SAID BLOCK TO A SUPPORTING SURFACE, MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAIDDEVICE TO SAID BLOCK INCLUDING BAYONET SLOTS FORMED IN SAID DEVICE,SCREWS ATTACHED TO SAID BLOCK RECEIVED IN SAID BUOYONET SLOTS, A TAPESUPPORT ATTACHABLE TO SAID DEVICE INCLUDING A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACEDMALE RODS, SAID DEVICE INCLUDING FEMALE SOCKETS FOR RECEIVING SAID MALERODS, SAID MALE RODS INCLUDING A TRANSVERSE ROD PORTION EXTENDINGINTEGRALLY THEREFROM, SAID TRANSVERSE PORTION ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVEDWITHIN A TAPE SPOOL.